diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tags.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tags.yml
index 9beb515..c151a80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tags.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tags.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout mod repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -33,9 +36,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate gradle wrapper checksum
         uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
 
-      - name: Set release version
-        run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Set up JDK 8 and 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with: